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Thursday, January 6, 2011

For the past couple months my son has really been into making comic books. And when I say "really" I mean obsessed. He even asked for a stapler for Christmas so he could make them look more professional. The more he created the comics, the more detailed they got. First I noticed the words, "an epic novel by" on them. Then he started adding a chapter page. And like the true life cycle of a product, they eventually had a price tag. He even tried to sell them to family members!

So, I dedicate this craft to my little author.

The inspiration for this craft, one of Evan's comic books.

Supplies:Card stockCopy PaperStaplerTemplates - all templates were created with a half inch border minus the cover. Right click, copy, save and print template on landscape size (11 x 8.5) paper.

Print out one cover on card stock paper.

Print as many inside pages as desired. Print on both sides of paper.

Print one chapter page and an inside page on the opposite side.

Assemble: Place cover page face down. Place chapter page face down over cover page. Place all inside pages on top of chapter page. Staple down the center. Fold book in half.

My oldest loves to make comics. His fav reads are Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbs. But his comic stories most always involve animal characters and sports or racing. I bought a stack of blank comic books from Bear Books, but these templates will work just as well when we run out. Thanks!

Children have the most wonderful imagination, Evan's so talented. Would you show his work later in the year? It'd be interesting to see!

This brought back memories from junior high, our class would produce a weekly mag. I drew the comics and another girl wrote the story, we even had a gossip column. Everyone in class supported it at 30 cents per issue, there was enough money at year end to buy food for a potluck!